Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements pertaining to the 1990 Stock Plan for Key Employees of
Temtex Industries, Inc. (Form S-8 No. 33-61415) and the 1999
Omnibus Securities Plan of Temtex Industries, Inc. (Form S-8 No.
333-34458) of our report dated October 20, 2000 with respect to
the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Temtex
Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries included in its Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the year ended August 31, 2000, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Dallas, Texas
November 27, 2000
